Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2767    

Allan Line Steamship "Scandinavia", Quebec August 20th - Londonderry August 29th 1870. Envelope registered and posted at San Francisco 9th August 1870 and routed overland to Quebec to be put on the Scandinavia. Addressed to Galway, Ireland and prepaid both the 6 cents treaty rate plus 8 cents registration using the 1864, 3¢ Nesbitt entire uprated with 1869, 2¢ brown + 1870, 3¢ green, pair and single. Letter landed at Londonderry with reverse bearing a Galway arrival stamp for August 23rd 1870 on reverse. Atlantic Transit of 9 days; stamp nick and cover edge restoration, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 113+147+U58    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $850

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Lot 2768    

New York to London 1870 at Reduced 6 Cent Rate. Prepaid by 1869, 3¢ ultramarine, horizontal pair, envelope originated at Providence, Rhode Island and was put onto the Cunard steamship Cuba the following day. Atlantic transit time 9 days, Very Fine.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2769    

Guion Line Steamships "Nevada", New York March 9th - Queenstown March 19th 1870. Envelope posted at Madison, Indiana on 4th March with New York transit on March 8th. Addressed to Dundalk, Ireland with that arrival stamp for 20th March 1870 on reverse. Prepaid the January 1870 treaty rate of 6 cents using 1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Atlantic Transit of 10 days, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 115    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2770    

1870 Folded Letter to Cardenas, Cuba. "New York Steamship" datestamp ties 1869, 10¢ yellow prepaying the American steam packet rate to the West Indies, partial strike of the oval "N.A.1" (Nave Americano = American Packet). Carried on the Morro Castle; light cover edge wear, Very Fine.
Scott No. 116    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2771    

Cunard Line Steamship "Cuba", Phantom Rate Period, New York January 25th - Liverpool February 6th 1871. Part entire posted at San Francisco January 15th 1871 addressed to La Tremblade, France. Prepaid the correct treaty rate for under 1/3 ounce of January 1st 1870 of 10 cents using a 1869, 10¢ yellow. Reverse bears "NEW YORK PAID ALL BR TRANSIT / JAN / 25" departure and the La Tremblade arrival for February 7th. Atlantic Transit 12 days; 10¢ stamp lifted and thinned with minute hole, Very Fine; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 116    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2772    

French Line "Lafayette", New York - Brest - Havre 22nd January - 2nd February 1870. Entire dated "New York 21 Janiar 1870" addressed to Arendel, Norway. Prepaid the 15 Cents treaty rate of 1869, franked with 1869, 2¢ brown + 3¢ ultramarine + 10¢ yellowish orange tied by circle of wedges cancels. Reverse bears French arrival stamp of 2nd February and a Christiana, Denmark transit for 7th February. Atlantic transit of 11 days.; 10¢ with small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 113+114+116    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 2773    

NGL Line Steamship "Hermann", New York April 21st - Southampton May 2nd 1870. Wrapper originating at New Orleans April 17th 1870 addressed to Quakenbruck, Hanover. Prepaid the 15 cent NGU closed mail rate of January 1868 using 1869, 2¢ brown + 3¢ ultramarine + 10¢ yellowish orange slightly overlapping. The bag was dropped off at Southampton and routed via Ostend and sorted on May 3rd at the Verviers, Belgium exchange office for onward routing by rail 200 miles N.E. to Quakenbruck. Atlantic Transit 11 days; reinforced fold separations, otherwise Very Fine; with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 113+114+116    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 2774    

Final Voyage of the Saxonia, 1870, Minnesota to Switzerland via New York and Closed Mail via England. Stillwater, Min. postmark dated May 4, duplex segmented cork cancels 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II - this was an overpayment as the rate had dropped to 10 cents on May 1, reverse bears transit stamps of Basle and Zurich and arrival cds of Thur, Very Fine.
Scott No. 119    Estimate $600 - 800.

After this voyage the Saxonia was placed in the West Indies service.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2775    

Inman Line "City of Brooklyn", Phantom 10 Cents Rate to France, New York - Queenstown 31st December 1870 - 17th January. Envelope posted San Francisco 24th December 1870 addressed to Royan, France. Prepaid double weight rate with 1870, 10¢ brown, horizontal pair. Reverse bears "NEW YORK BR TRANSIT / 30 / DEC" Royan arrival of 24th January. "12" Cent credit to Britain struck at New York. Atlantic transit of 18 days; cover with internal hole in addressed panel and file fold, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 139    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2776    

Inman Line "City of New York", New York December 23rd 1871 - Queenstown January 3rd 1872. Envelope posted at Davenport, Iowa on December 19th 1871. Addressed to Switzerland. Prepaid the closed mail via England rate of 10 cents of May 1870 using 1870, 2¢ red brown, pair + 6¢ carmine. Reverse bears Basel transit of January 6th and a Hels arrival of the 7th. Atlantic Transit 11 days; small stamp flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 146+148    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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